2021 Patient Outcomes
Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan
Patients Served
In 2021, the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan (RIM) treated 1,016 patients.
Patients were treated for:
- Stroke (21%)
- General rehab and complex problems (21%)
- Spinal cord injury (18%)
- Brain injury (17%)
- Orthopedic problem (12%)
- Neurological problem (10%)
- Amputation of the lower part of the body (5%)
- Severe burns (1%)
Outcomes
Individual outcomes are influenced by many factors including severity of injury, previous health status, medical complications and support systems.
During 2021:
- 73% of persons served, returned home or to the community after discharge from RIM’s rehabilitation program
- RIM’s average hospital stay was 19 days. However, length of stay is based on the unique needs of the persons served and based on the individual, the stay may be a longer or shorter amount of time.
- Patients received three hours of therapy per day
- RIM patients exceeded the national benchmark for goals met by 11%.
- At times, patients may require further treatment in an acute care hospital and 13% were transferred to the hospital for further treatment before completing their rehabilitation program.
- The average age of persons served at RIM was 57, with the program also serving adolescents with an average age of 15.
- There were zero RIM patient deaths
2021 Program Outcomes by Condition
Stroke | Brain Injury | Spinal Cord Injury | Ortho | Neuro | General Rehab/Medical | Amputation, Lower Extremity* | Adolescents* | Burns* | All Conditions | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Patients Treated | 215 | 173 | 187 | 123 | 100 | 218 | 54 | 2 | 7 | 1016 |
Patients Returned Home or Community after Discharge from Rehab Program | 68% | 74% | 73% | 72% | 78% | 46% | 65% | 100% | 86% | 73% |
Average Days of Rehab Hospital Stay | 23 | 19 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 30 | 16 | 19 |
Average Hours of Therapy per Day | 2.88 | 2.75 | 2.93 | 2.92 | 2.89 | 2.85 | 2.88 | 2.93 | 2.93 | 2.87 |
Goals Met Compared to Similar Rehab Hospitals in the Nation | Better | Better | Same | Same | Better | Better | Same | Better | Better | Better |
Patient's Average Age | 61 | 48 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 64 | 59 | 15 | 47 | 57 |
Patients Transferred for Medically Complex Care to Acute Care Hospital | 12% | 12% | 11% | 15% | 13% | 16% | 20% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
Source: eRehabdata TM *Amputations, Adolescents, and Burns are solely represented in the respective column |
The Patient Is Our Purpose
Safety is our number one focus at RIM. Creating a program that safely meets the needs of the patient is very important to us. Feedback from the patient and their support systems are used in creating our annual plan.